A recent theft at two-time Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR legend Sterling Marlin's home was solved with the help of his son-in-law.

Local race car driver Michael House told Nashville's News 2 Investigates he was spending time at his father-in-law's home on Tuesday when he and the NASCAR driver confronted Marlin's former handyman, Joshua Gillespie.

According to House, when Gillespie was approached he was holding one of Marlin's weed eaters.

“I see the pressure washer is gone. He has two weed eaters and I confront him,” House said.

He continued, “The bottom line is he wants to get violent. After he drops the weed eaters, he took a swing at me and he peeled out of there with his girlfriend.”

House said he immediately called Maury County deputies who made Gillespie their prime suspect in a series of thefts, including an earlier burglary at Marlin's estate located just outside of Columbia, about 45 miles south of Nashville.

Nashville's News 2 Investigates was present when deputies executed a search warrant at Gillespie's home in the Mingo Branch Community on Wednesday.